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 Fixing Roadhog's hook in 'Overwatch' is a great start, but it's not enough
This is one of those good news/bad news situations: Bad news for Roadhog fans, good news for all other Overwatch players. Roadhog's signature move — a grappling hook attack that pulls a single foe out of position and into his Scrap Gun's line of fire — is a little bit overpowered. Has been for some time. And now, at long last, Blizzard is going to fix it. SEE ALSO: The new 'Overwatch' map, Oasis, is live It's hard to discuss what the changes will be without first looking at what's so very wrong with Roadhog. That hook works just a little too well, cutting through the air and ignoring the basic physical laws of the universe as it travels. Read more... More about Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »MashReads Podcast: How to set a New Year's reading resolution you'll actually accomplish
If you're a book nerd, there's one goal that's always on your list of New Year's resolutions: Read more books. But with the hustle and bustle of daily life, the question remains of how to set a bookish standard you can actually accomplish. Luckily, we brought in a pro to give us some advice. This week on the MashReads Podcast, we're joined by Lisa Lucas, the executive director of the National Book Foundation. The National Book Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to honoring great American literature/ It hosts a plethora of annual programs ranging from the Innovations In Reading Prize to the National Book Awards. In other words, the organization is expert at discovering and celebrating amazing books. A devout Brazilian grandmother mistakenly prays to a 'Lord of the Rings' toy every day
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the extended edition Blu-ray version of Return of the King. A viral Facebook post by a woman in Brazil tells the story of her discovery that her daughter's great-grandmother, attempting to pray to a Saint Anthony figurine, has instead been praying to a small toy Elrond, the elf lord from Lord of the Rings. "My daughter’s great-grandmother prays to this figure of Saint Anthony every day," writes Gabriela Brandão. In a series of images she reveals that the figurine is not Saint Anthony, but in fact the Lord of Rivendell. Read more... More about Religion, Watercooler, Funny, Lord Of The Rings, and Film Read More »Headphones are finally getting less dumb about music
LAS VEGAS — The iPhone 7 has turbocharged the move to wireless headphones, but even without cords, we're still tethered to our phones in a very real way. Think about what you need to do to change up your music. Regardless of your cable situation, you need to pull out your phone, tap on your music app, navigate to another playlist or song, hit play, then put the phone back in your pocket. Why can't you just speak what you want to play — your headphones have a mic, after all, but Siri isn't much good beyond skipping tracks and doing some basic stuff with Apple Music. SEE ALSO: Musical Christmas necktie accidentally undercuts parliament member's passionate speech Read more... Get used to it: Trump's tweets are the news
In just two days, Donald Trump took us all from @EmergencyKittens to North Korea's nuclear program. Such is the news in 2017: The personal Twitter account that helped Trump control the election's narrative now drives the entire American news cycle. Meanwhile, Trump hasn't held a press conference since June (there's one now scheduled for January 11), effectively gutting any power journalists once had to push the president-elect on his statements. This is the new reality newsrooms are learning to operate under. It's challenging basic assumptions, like: "We should call out the president-elect when he tweets something factually inaccurate." Read more... More about Business, Media, Donald Trump, and Journalism Read More »No need to read 'The Book of Joy.' This kid's got you covered.
We hope you kept the gift receipt for The Book of Joy because this kid's hooking us up with the SparkNotes version. Instagram user Sam Woulidge uploaded a precious video of her son, Seb, pretending to read the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu's latest self-help book. SEE ALSO: Baby Rhino discovers snow, pure joy "Reading" the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates' wisdom from the publication, Seb instructs us to be very kind to animals, sleep, read books and, most of all (be sure to write this one down), play.
Fancy teen wears suit to meet newborn niece because 'first impressions matter'
Grant Kessler is going to do great at job interviews. The 18-year-old Ohioan recently met his new niece, Carter, who was born earlier this week in Columbus. And according to his sister, Grant really wanted to make a great first impression because he showed up to the hospital in a suit. SEE ALSO: Watch Joe Biden get dissed by a baby Do we think he's going to land that "fanciest uncle" position?
Judging by the vibe so far, we'd even wager he'll be promoted to On-Call Diaper Changer. (Be careful what you dress for, Grant.) Read more... More about Twitter and Watercooler Read More »Hulu CEO confirms another major provider for live TV service, teases launch details
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins shared new details about the company's highly-anticipated new live TV service at CES on Wednesday. which he first confirmed last May. It wasn't quite the full announcement the cord-cutting community has been waiting for, as it was missing definite launch dates and price points, but we do know live TV is coming "in the next few months" for under $40 monthly for two active accounts. Hopkins first confirmed Hulu's foray into live TV last May. AT CES, Hopkins confirmed the rumors of a content partnership with CBS, which joins Time Warner, 21st Century Fox and the Walt Disney Company in Hulu's stable of live content providers. Notably, CBS isn't available from other cord-cutting solutions like Sling TV. Read more... More about Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, Cbs, Disney, and Cord Cutting Read More »Viceland's first scripted comedy series stars James Van Der Beek as Diplo
James Van Der Beek is going from Dawson to Diplo. The actor, known for his iconic role on Dawson's Creek, is switching gears to play a fictional version of DJ-producer-musician Diplo in Viceland's first scripted comedy series called What Would Diplo Do?(WT) The six-episode series, which Van Der Beek also serves a showrunner for, is scheduled to premiere "later in 2017." Diplo serves as an executive producer alongside Brandon Dermer and Kevin Kusatsu. Dermer will also direct. The show was inspired by an online concert promo for Diplo's "Mad Decent Block Party," which also starred Van Der Beek. Read more... More about Diplo, James Van Der Beek, Comedy, Tv, and Vice Read More »Uber: Don't trust the government with your data, but trust us
Uber sent its New York City users a scary email on Wednesday. "The government wants to know where you're headed ... on every ride," the subject line read. The message prompted Uber users to email New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission with their objections to new rules that require ride services to share destination information with the city. Or as Uber called it, "sensitive personal passenger data." "Today, the City requires Uber and other companies to hand over a lot of sensitive personal passenger data, including where you're picked up on every trip. Now the City wants more. They're trying to force companies to tell them where you’re dropped off, as well," Uber wrote to users. "In other words, they want to piece together the full details of every trip you ever take. Click below to send a clear message that enough is enough." Read more... More about Hacking, New York City, Data Collection, Uber, and Business Read More »In news no one understands, Netflix just rolled out a feature like it's 1998
Netflix has quite the nostalgic New Year's resolution for 2017. The lovable streaming service has decided to throw things back to its humble beginnings by showing its loyal DVD subscribers some love. The company has created a new app — DVD Netflix — for the millions of old timers who still utilize the antiquated DVD-by-mail service, which was launched before the discovery of streaming in 1998. Remember 1998? It brought us hits like Windows 98, the original iMac and the A-Teens. In 1998, you really would have loved an app that allowed you to queue up your DVDs to watch. In 2017, that dream is a reality thanks to Netflix. Read more... More about Mobile, Dvd, Film, Tv, and Streaming Services Read More »N.Y. Jets wide receiver compares team's season to wearing a dirty diaper
The New York Jets were not good in 2016. With the sixth worst offense in the NFL, a tense locker room environment and a 5-11 record, the Jets ended up at the bottom of the AFC East, a scenario wide receiver Brandon Marshall compared to wearing a dirty diaper. SEE ALSO: The Warriors are officially moving to San Francisco. Hopefully it doesn't ruin everything. "The best way I can describe it is having a diaper on and never changing it, and just sitting in that diaper the whole year," Marshall said on Showtime's Inside the NFL. "That's how our year was. It was a bad year." He has reason to be bitter. Read more... More about New York, Football, Nfl, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Tesla is one step closer to producing its Model 3
LAS VEGAS — Tesla's enormous battery factory is now open for business. The company's Gigafactory, located in the Nevada desert outside of Reno, began producing its first batteries, Tesla announced. The batteries produced there will help power Tesla's upcoming Model 3 and its energy storage products. Tesla is producing the batteries in conjunction with Panasonic, which has made a large investment in the project. Panasonic will use cells produced at the factory in its products as well. The factory's opening is good news for Tesla fans awaiting the company's upcoming Model 3, which has faced production delays. Beginning production of the cells that will power the Model 3 is a significant step toward making the car a reality — though it's unlikely the factory's opening will impact the expected 2018 ship date. Read more... More about Tesla Model 3, Tesla, Panasonic, Ces, and Ces 2017 Read More »Toyota's new Concept-i car will learn your needs to make driving more fun
LAS VEGAS — Driving is about to get a lot more personal. Toyota's new Concept-i UX car, which was unveiled on Wednesday at CES in Las Vegas, integrates everything from artificial intelligence to haptic feedback to create a new kind of relationship with the driver. This will be a car that not only protects you, but knows your needs and, perhaps, even your emotions. Image: toyota Toyota designers built the Concept-i car from the inside out starting with Yui, a new personal digital assistant. Yui lives in the dashboard, but its presence is felt throughout the car, including the door exterior, which can greet you with a cheerful "Hello." Yui can also communicate with the driver through light, sound and touch (the haptics). Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ux, Concept, Cars, and Toyota Read More »Device will turn your fruit into cider that will get you drunk
Wasting food is a terrible feeling. But thanks to Alchema, you can turn your leftover fruit into tasty, alcoholic beverages. The countertop smart device allows you to choose from a variety of different recipes from its smartphone app to make mead, cider and even wine. Simply add the ingredients, wait for it all to ferment, pop it in the fridge to settle and enjoy. The app allows you to monitor your cider's progress through its temperature or pressure and also lets you tailor the drink's alcohol content or sweetness to your liking. The Alchema is connected via Wi-Fi, so you can check on your batch of adult juice when you're out of the house. And if something goes wrong (e.g. spoilage due to the temperature getting too high), the app will alert you so you can make the proper changes. Read more... More about Alcohol, Cider, Tech, Ces 2017, and Watercooler Read More »Andrew Garfield lives his best life, got high at Disneyland for his birthday
Andrew Garfield may be a big deal in Hollywood, but he's a simple man with simple desires — like getting high with his friends at Disneyland on his 29th birthday. In a video interview with W magazine, Garfield describes celebrating with eight of his closest friends, and though he doesn't mention then-girlfriend Emma Stone by name, photos from the summer of 2012 show the two of them together at Disney while they were dating, looking very excited to be riding Splash Mountain. "I'm just gonna tell you this straight up," Garfield said in the video. "They came out to L.A. to surprise me, we went to Disneyland and we ate pot brownies. It was literally heaven." Read more... More about Disneyland, Videos, Interview, Andrew Garfield, and Movies Read More »6 issues with online payments that business owners need to deal with
Despite the excitement and ongoing advancement in technology with mobile payments, wallets, international payment options and tighter security, there are still unique payment challenges with online payment platforms that will continue to impact businesses of all sizes around the world. I've been in the payments world for years and seen most of the challenges that face both the business owner and payments provider. There are many unique challenges that face the payments space that are making it harder and harder to accept payments without having fraudulent transactions. Here are some of the ongoing — online-specific — payment challenges that come with offering online payments and a few tips to combat: Read more... More about Business and Online Payments Read More »Need to take the edge off on Inauguration Day? Light a free joint in D.C.
Stressed out about the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump? Don't worry, some pro-marijuana advocates in Washington, D.C. have something for you to take the edge off — and its free. The pro-cannabis organization DCMJ is holding a special event, The Inaugural #Trump420, on the West Side of DuPont Circle (RSVP on Facebook!). The fun begins at 8 a.m. with coffee and tea and is followed by a march down to the National Mall. But it's not a pro-marijuana event without a "420" reference and this one doesn't disappoint. Organizers will be handing out 4,200 joints to adults in attendance and, later, at four minutes and 20 seconds into Trump's inaugural speech, everyone will light up — unless Trump comes out in support of federal legalization of marijuana. Read more... More about Inauguration, Marijuana Legalization, Cannabis Reform, Dcmj, and Business Read More »The internet has very mixed reactions to Matt Lauer's choker revelation
Fashion from the '90s has been making a comeback for quite some time, and the trend may have just reached its peak. Popular online retailer ASOS recently began selling some fierce chokers in their menswear section, and Today host Matt Lauer has decided to go public with his support.
“I don’t know if you all knew this, but chokers for men are a thing too,” Lauer said during Wednesday morning's broadcast alongside guest cohost Katie Couric. “ASOS has a wide selection of male chokers — some in velvet, others in cotton. But they’re late to the game, because guys, I have been wearing a choker for years,” Lauer said before unbuttoning the collar of his shirt to reveal a black velvet choker. Read more... More about Today Show, 90s, Trends, Fashion, and Matt Lauer Read More »PewDiePie hates on rival channel which stars a 5-year-old
PewDiePie is never one to shy away from calling people out in his videos. The subject of the Swedish gamer's latest rant? A 5-year-old who The Verge and USA Today recently deemed YouTube's biggest star. In a video published Tuesday — titled "THE 5 YEAR OLD THAT WILL SURPASS PEWDIEPIE" — PewDiePie rails against the family channel titled "Ryan ToysReview." Since launching in March of 2015, the channel — which features a young charismatic boy reviewing toys — has racked up 5.7 million subscribers since launching in March of 2015. It's been the most popular YouTube channel in the U.S. for 20 weeks in a row, amassing an estimated 182.2 million views last week. Read more... More about Ryan Toys Review, Pewdiepie, Online Video, Youtube, and Entertainment Read More »Digital media is brutal, and Medium's Ev Williams just showed why
There's a growing number of people who believe that digital media's ad-supported model is broken. Add the co-founder/CEO of Medium, Ev Williams, to the top of that list, now. Williams, who's also the co-founder of Twitter, announced on Wednesday that Medium has laid off 50 people—about a third of its total staff—as the company looks to change how it makes money. As part of the announcement, Williams put forth a dark view of internet publishing: "It’s clear that the broken system is ad-driven media on the internet," Williams wrote in a Medium post announcing the layoffs. "It simply doesn’t serve people. In fact, it’s not designed to. The vast majority of articles, videos, and other “content” we all consume on a daily basis is paid for — directly or indirectly — by corporations who are funding it in order to advance their goals. And it is measured, amplified, and rewarded based on its ability to do that. Period. As a result, we get…well, what we get. And it’s getting worse." Read more... More about Ev Williams, Digital Media, Media, Medium, and Business Read More »One of the best 4K mirrorless cameras is now even better
Today, 4K recording is a feature that's in almost every major camera and in most high-end smartphones. And while it feels like an eon ago, it was only back in 2014 when 4K video recording in a mirrorless camera was enough of a selling point to get people very, very excited for Panasonic's GH4. But even though 4K capture is commonplace now, there's something about all the power and versatility offered by the GH4 that makes video producers (especially YouTubers) gush as they pick up the two-year old camera. At CES 2017, Panasonic formally introduced the GH5, the successor to the GH4—and it was worth the wait. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, 4k Recording, 4k, and Mirrorless Read More »A toddler causes chaos in a CNN studio because that's what toddlers do
Fame gets to your head in interesting ways, especially as a toddler. After a security cam footage caught a two year-old saving his twin brother from a dresser, hosts of CNN's New Day invited the family to retell their harrowing experience watching the horror—and subsequent heroic move—go viral. While the Schoff family began the interview sitting in the hot seats, one of the brothers eventually found himself on a hilarious adventure running around the set during the segment, making for great TV and even funnier behind-the-scenes tweets. Watch above as one two year-old hangs with camera folks and producers while his brother silently soaks up his fifteen minutes in the spotlight. Read more... More about Viral Videos, Cnn, Toddler, Watercooler, and Conversations Read More »Honorary 6th grader Bernie Sanders put a Trump tweet on a giant poster and brought it to Senate
Healthcare for millions of Americans is in jeopardy, and Senator Bernie Sanders is fighting back with one beautiful, foam core poster. Senator Sanders came to the Senate floor on Wednesday dragging a "yuge" poster featuring one of Trump's tweets, blown up. As the Senate debated about whether (or rather when) to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Sanders decided to hold Trump accountable to the thing he promised the over 61 million people who voted for him. "I was the first & only potential GOP candidate to state there will be no cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid. Huckabee copied me,” Trump tweeted in 2015. Read more... More about Tweets, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »NASA to explore a metal asteroid that could be the core of a doomed planet
Two new missions selected by NASA Wednesday will help scientists understand the beginnings of our solar system. The missions — called Lucy and Psyche and expected to launch in 2021 and 2023, respectively — will send robotic spacecraft to asteroids thought to be leftovers from the dawn of planet formation billions of years ago. “Lucy will visit a target-rich environment of Jupiter’s mysterious Trojan asteroids, while Psyche will study a unique metal asteroid that’s never been visited before,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s science mission directorate, in a statement. Read more... More about Nasa Missions, Asteroids, Space Photos, Nasa, and Science Read More »Record-setting 105-year-old French cyclist is your new inspirational sports hero
Robert Marchand is a stone-cold savage at 105 years old. At an age when most are grateful just to walk to the bathroom, the French cyclist set a world record Wednesday by pedaling 14 miles in one hour. But Marchand, it turns out, isn't just a cyclist. He is a true renaissance man. Wednesday's world record isn't simply an athletic accomplishment — it's a window into The Tao of Robert, which can teach all of us a thing or two about living righteously. Marchand set his record in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, a town located just east of Paris. He set the world mark in cycling's 105-and-over age group — a category created just for him. And why, besides the above, is Marchand our new sports hero? Read more... More about Sports and Entertainment Read More »Bernie Sanders blesses meme lovers with a poster-sized Trump tweet
It's the circle of life, guys: Bernie Sanders printed a Donald Trump tweet on a poster board and brought it to the Senate floor, so the internet is making weird memes out of it. Sanders used the big, big printout to remind the Senate — which is currently debating repealing the Affordable Care Act — that, before joining the presidential race, Trump promised not to cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Here is that tweet (which is still up, by the way).
Prominent climate-denying politician gets schooled by science, again
For more than a year, Rep. Lamar Smith, the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, has been hounding federal climate scientists about a landmark scientific study, published in 2015, whose results he didn't like. Now comes proof from an independent group of scientists that affirms NOAA's findings. The study, published in the journal Science, addressed a so-called pause in global warming that scientists had observed from 1998 to 2012. Up until that study, the "warming hiatus" had been a prominent talking point for those arguing that manmade global warming either didn't exist at all, or is less of a problem than most climate scientists make it out to be. Read more... More about Noaa, Warmest Year, Science, Climate Science, and Climate Research Read More »Google launches Tilt Brush 'artist in residency' VR art initiative
The landscape of cutting-edge art, usually limited to traditional multimedia, audio and visual hacks, is undergoing a major shift with the advent of virtual reality art tools like Oculus Medium and Quill. Now, one of the earliest players in the space, Google's VR paint-meets-sculpting app Tilt Brush, has launched what it calls an "artist in residency" program to push VR art even further into the mainstream of creative expression. We saw the first hints of such a program last year in France, where Google trained a small group of artists in the ways of VR art. The new program is much bigger and boasts over 60 artists, including New Yorker cartoonist Bob Mankoff, The Little Mermaid animator Glen Keane, Justin Roiland, the co-creator of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, and Susan Kare, well known as the graphic designer behind the interface icons and fonts for Apple's Mac computers back in the '80s. Read more... More about Htc Vive, Apps, Art, Google, and Tilt Brush Read More »Some people just don't understand the Jackie Evancho 'movement'
If there's one thing we know about the president-elect, it's that he loves taking credit for things that likely have little to do with him. Donald Trump's latest self-proclaimed victory is the fact that Jackie Evancho's album sales have "skyrocketed" over the past month. But hold up — who the heck is Jackie Evancho??! And what does she have to do with Trump? It appears Jackie Evancho is a singer. A 16-year-old singer and former contestant on America's Got Talent, to be exact. And she is also Trump's new saving grace because she has agreed to perform the national anthem at his inauguration that basically no celebrities even want to attend. Read more... More about Entertainment, Twitter, Politics, Inauguration, and Music Read More »This 'wallpaper' TV is thinner than your phone
LG's 'wallpaper OLED' lives up to the hype. The screen is thinner than an iPhone. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Techonology, Technology, Sound Bar, and Lg Tv Read More »Echo Fox signs 7 players to build largest fighting game roster in esports
The fighting game community just got a whole lot foxier — and we're not talking about more Fox mains in Melee. Echo Fox, the North American esports team owned by former NBA champion Rick Fox, signed seven fighting game players Wednesday, bringing its total up to nine — the largest fighting game community (FGC) roster in the esports world.
Here are the new Echo Fox players: Street Fighter Read more... More about Fighting Games, Fgc, Esports, Gaming, and Street Fighter V Read More »New York Times gets smacked down in China — with a little help from Apple
Apple has cut the cord to any China-based New York Times iPhone readers. The Times reported on Wednesday that Apple removed both the English and Chinese-language versions of the newspaper's apps from the iTunes store on Dec. 23. Other news publications are still available for download. Apple told the NYT that Chinese authorities had flagged the app as a "violation of local regulations." The puzzling part about the take-down is the lack of communication between the NYT and the Chinese government. Authorities reportedly worked only with Apple, leaving the paper in the dark about the removal. When Mashable reached out to Apple for more information about the app removal Apple spokesman Fred Sainz responded with the same statement given to the NYT. Read more... More about Apps, China, Apple, New York Times, and Business Read More »These top movie end credits are pure artistry
Leaving our favorite films is never an easy task. We become so invested in their worlds that we just want to stay a tad bit longer. The best storytellers find brilliant ways to not only help us cope with goodbyes, but also reflect the deeper intricacies of the stories we've just witnessed. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Now you can experiment with makeup in augmented reality
The 'YouCam Makeup' virtual studio allows users to try on cosmetics with this augmented reality interface. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Technology Tech, Real Time, Real Time Video, and Ces Read More »Ridiculous underwater drone will help you fish and film it in 4k
LAS VEGAS — Is it actually fishing if you can see underwater? Drones are out in droves at CES this year, and as we start to accept them in our everyday lives we're seeing new and interesting ways for people to use them, even while fishing. Although plenty of people have taken their aerial drones to the sky to help spot sea creatures, PowerVision created a submersible robot called the PowerRay that can help you catch fish. The PowerRay will dive to a depth of 98 feet and an optional add-on Fishfinder sonar system can help you track fish 131 feet deeper, giving you a potentially unfair advantage over the poor little fishes. The Fishfinder can also be detached and used as a standalone device. Read more... More about Drone, Fishing, Ces 2017, Tech, and Watercooler Read More »You have to see LG's transparent TV from the future
LAS VEGAS — If there's a single piece of tech at CES 2017 that feels like the future, LG Display has it. And it's not a trendy new category, like an electric car, or an underwater drone, or a fancy VR headset. It's a TV. And it's transparent. SEE ALSO: LG's new 4K TV is thinner than an iPhone Yep, you read that right — LG Display built a TV you can see right through. Thanks to the nature of OLED display tech (LG's forté), which has much higher light transmittance than regular LED/LCD panels, it was able to build a screen that looks like a window when it's off, but can show images when on. And ... ah, just look at the damn thing: Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Tv, Oled, and Lg Display Read More »Extremely heartbroken voicemail to a closed gelato store is too perfect
Pledged to give something up for 2017? Maybe your New Year's resolution was to give up alcohol, or perhaps, like this emotional woman, it was ice cream. An unnamed customer left a "very, very upset" voicemail for Australia's artisanal gelato lords, Gelato Messina, on NYE — angry that their Fitzroy store ruined her New Year's Eve by closing early. And boy, does it sound remarkably (and hilariously) like a heartbroken break-up message. "My New Year's Eve is now ruined. I had plans to buy at least a litre and a half of Messina, as I do every week, and sit on my couch, and eat it and then make New Year's Eve resolutions to never eat it again," the woman said. Read more... More about Voicemail, Videos, Video, Gelato, and Ice Cream Read More »This is the sports debate show parody we needed
You've surely seen them — sports talk shows rooted in hot takes and hyperbole, banking on controversy and sensationalism to bring in viewers and dollars. Shows like ESPN's First Take and FOX Sports' Skip and Shannon: Undisputed front a sports broadcast media landscape dominated by this brand of bloviation, where analysts are often criticized for their insensitive and arrogant comments. And finally we have a parody, courtesy of FOX Sports Live's Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole. The topic: Kirk Cousins, Washington's quarterback, who is due for a big contract this offseason. His 2016 statistics put him among the league's best quarterbacks, but beneath the numbers, some argue Cousins' limitations as a passer prove he isn't worth an elite contract. Read more... More about Football, Nfl, Fox Sports, Espn, and Entertainment Read More »Samsung says it will release a report on the Note7 'soon'
LAS VEGAS — Samsung says it will finally be revealing its report on what went wrong with the Note7 "soon." Speaking at a press event Wednesday, COO of Samsung America Tim Baxter confirmed the company would have a report on the phone "very soon," though he didn't give an exact timeframe. SEE ALSO: Samsung's latest Galaxy A series smartphones are water resistant, made for clicking selfies When it comes to the Note7, Samsung is determined to "understand what happened and to make sure it does not happen again," Baxter said. The statement comes on the heels of a report from Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilb saying a report would be coming in the middle of the month. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Ces, Samsung, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »Someone is fighting the House's livestreaming ban one donation at a time
On the first day of the newest Congress, a new penalty went into effect: anyone livestreaming, recording, taping, photographing, or broadcasting anything from the House floor could face up to a $2,500 fine. Once the new fine was adopted Tuesday, a TV producer and self-described "newbie activist" in New York City decided this was effectively shutting down any sort of transparency between government proceedings and the public. In a phone call with Mashable Wednesday, Blaine (he asked to only use his first name) said he set up an online crowdfunding page and geared up to "shine light" on this fight. Read more... More about House Of Representatives, Livestreaming, Politics, Crowdfunding, and Social Media Read More »Samsung's new 2-in-1 Chromebooks now include a stylus
LAS VEGAS — Samsung's making Chromebooks interesting again. The company's two newly announced Chromebooks — the Chromebook Plus and Chromebook Pro — sport 2-in-1 designs and a built-in stylus to better work with Android apps installed from the Google Play store. From the outside, the two Chromebooks are virtually indistinguishable. I had a hard time telling the two apart. The only real distinction between the two is what's inside; an ARM processor inside of the Plus and a 2.2GHz Intel Core M3 processor in the Pro. Otherwise, storage and RAM are the same: 32GB of internal storage and 4GB of RAM per machine. Pretty standard specs for a Chromebook. Battery life on both is up to 8 hours. Read more... More about Stylus, Google Play, Chrome Os, Android Apps, and Chromebooks Read More »HTC unveils Vive accessory that turns real objects into VR controllers
LAS VEGAS — At CES 2017, HTC announced two new accessories that expand on the Vive VR headset's capabilities. The first is a small attachment called the Vive Tracker that enables motion tracking for real, physical objects and imports them into the VR world. SEE ALSO: LG's new 4K TV is thinner than an iPhone For example, clip the Tracker to the end of a physical baseball bat and your real swings will translate into the VR world. Or connect the Tracker to a pair of VR gloves and — boom — your hands and fingers are replicated in VR with full finger-tracking. Or attach the Tracker to a blaster and pull on its trigger — it'll fire like a real gun in VR. Read more... More about Strap, Headphones, Vr, Vive Tracker, and Htc Vive Read More »Tennis legend Roger Federer playing a pair of 'air bongos' is pure dorky joy
When you're a legend of the game, like tennis player Roger Federer, you can do anything you want without feeling like a dork. Even on the very public and potentially embarrassing "Bongo Cam" at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia. It's your standard fan cam, but with a pair of superimposed graphic bongos that the crowd can pretend to play with. Federer is of course more than happy to play along, as Gloria Estefan's "Conga" blasts in the background. It's one of those moments that's ordinarily kinda lame, but because he's a 17-time Grand Slam winner — it's actually the best thing ever. Read more... More about Sports, Videos, Video, Roger Federer, and Tennis Read More »Lena Dunham gives props to magazine for leaving her cellulite alone
Cellulite The Girls creator has used the release of Glamour Magazine's February issue — featuring herself and her co-stars on the cover — to pen a personal mini-essay on Instagram, discussing her body image over the years and thanking the publication for "normalizing the female form" by not retouching her. Dunham addressed the bullying she faced as a young woman, as well as during the show's history, saying "Potbelly, rabbit teeth, knock knees — I could never seem to get it right and it haunted my every move." Read more... More about Instagram, Body Image, Body Positivity, Glamour Magazine, and Girls Read More »'CS:GO' players vote to ditch Professional Esports Association's first season
It looks like the Professional Esports Association's first season of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is on hold. The players from the seven North American CS:GO teams that make up the PEA voted to compete in ESL Pro League Season 5 rather than in the first season of PEA's league, Slingshot reported Wednesday and Cloud9 CEO Jack Etienne confirmed on Twitter.
ZTE is kickstarting an eye-tracking smartphone called 'Hawkeye"
LAS VEGAS — Chinese smartphone maker ZTE is turning to a slightly more unconventional method to launch its next phone: Kickstarter. The company announced Wednesday that it is using the crowdfunding platform to fund its next smartphone, an eye-tracking handset dubbed "Hawkeye." The company didn't reveal many specs for the upcoming device, which is currently still a prototype. But ZTE said the phone will have a 5.5-inch HD display, dual-SIM slots, a fingerprint sensor and expandable memory. Like the company's other phones, Hawkeye will run Android and come unlocked. Read more... More about Kickstarter, Zte, Ces 2017, Ces, and Mobile Read More »5 best movie closing credits of all time
In reality, it's always hard to say goodbye to people and the things we love. Sometimes, even more so with films that warm our hearts. Storytellers understand this struggle more than the rest of us and find meaningful ways to help us cope with a movin ending. These are the best closing title sequences in movie history. Visit CineFix for more episodes and movie-related content. Read more... More about Closing Credit, Movies, Mashable Video, Legend Of The Drunken Master, and Ferris Bueller S Day Off Read More »Here's when Intel's standalone wireless VR headset will arrive
LAS VEGAS — Intel gave everyone a status update on Project Alloy, the all-in-one, "merged reality" wireless VR headset that the chipmaker announced last year. As per Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Intel will "productize" Project Alloy by Q4 2017. The company's working with top device partners to help them create their own standalone headsets based off the Project Alloy design schematics. At its CES 2017 press conference Wednesday, Krzanich said the company sees Project Alloy and the self-contained VR headsets from its partners as "the future of VR." Read more... More about Ces, Ces 2017, Merged Reality, Vr, and Project Alloy Read More »Grayson Allen, Duke's dirtiest player, back after 'indefinite suspension' of one whole game
Well, that was certainly quick. Duke basketball's "indefinite suspension" of star guard Grayson Allen for repeatedly and purposely tripping opponents lasted for ... wait for it now ... drum-roll please ... one whole game. In possibly related news, the Blue Devils struggled mightily without Allen during the single game for which he ended up being benched. Another interesting reference point: Entering a Wednesday night matchup with Georgia Tech, Duke faced the very real prospect of starting the rugged Atlantic Coast Conferences season 0-2 without Allen. The Blue Devils lost to Virginia Tech by 14 points on Saturday. Read more... More about Sports and Entertainment Read More »This man embodies all our New Year's goals
When Tobias van Schneider updated his friends about crushing a life goal, he didn’t think his personal challenge would become international news. For more than 27 months, van Schneider didn't touch alcohol — or caffeinated coffee. He is still going strong, and his accomplishment has been making headlines. The 30-year-old product designer based out of New York City wrote about his experiment on his blog just after Christmas before media outlets picked up on his reflections. In an email conversation with Mashable Wednesday, he said the long journey started with just a three-month challenge. SEE ALSO: MashReads Podcast: How to set a New Year's reading resolution you'll actually accomplish Read more... Russell Westbrook absolutely drills referee in the head with a basketball
On the same day the NBA rescinded two of his league-leading 11 technical fouls, Russell Westbrook picked up another one — this time for nailing a referee in the head with a basketball. Facing the Hornets on Wednesday night, Westbrook let the ball fly in the first quarter. It looks pretty accidental, considering Westbrook's reaction, which means this foul might be rescinded as well. But the timing is funny. After refs handed Westbrook two technical fouls on Friday and then ejected him for arguing, the point guard claimed he isn't officiated the same as other players. Read more... More about Basketball, Nba, Russell Westbrook, Entertainment, and Sports Read More »Ever wanted to make your own Big Kahuna burger? Here's how
Perhaps Quentin Tarantino was an ad man in another life. After all, his films are jam-packed with product placement — albeit for products that don't actually exist. Take the Big Kahuna burger, most notably featured in 1994's Pulp Fiction. The ketchup-slathered heart-stopper has long been a beloved staple of the Tarantino universe. Despite the fact fans have never had the pleasure of chowing down on one themselves. That is, until now. A dedicated fan by the name of Andrew Rea has devised his own recipe for the burger. Featuring caramelised pineapple, onion and enough ketchup to sink the Titanic, the artery-hardener is perfect for Pulp Fiction devotees and fast foodies alike. Read more... More about Burger, Big Kahuna, Recipes, Pulp Fiction, and Quentin Tarantino Read More »Nvidia is bringing Google Assistant to your TV
LAS VEGAS — Google Assistant is about to get a new platform: TVs. Nvidia's new Shield set-top box will ship with Google Assistant built in, Nvidia announced Wednesday. The company is also making a separate microphone, called the Nvidia Spot, so you can interact with the Assistant outside your living room. SEE ALSO: LG's new 4K TV is thinner than an iPhone The $199 Android-based Shield TV is 4K-ready and will be available beginning later this month in the U.S., Canada and "select" regions in Europe. Unlike other streaming devices like Amazon Fire TV or Roku, which have limited gaming abilities, Nvidia’s Shield TV is designed for gamers and is compatible with thousands of games. Read more... More about Nvidia, Gadgets, Ces, Ces 2017, and Tech Read More »This Chrome extension reveals how Facebook is tagging your photos
It's no secret that Facebook has been getting pretty, pretty good at recognising objects and people in your photos. So if you're worried — or just merely curious — there's now a Chrome and Firefox extension that will reveal all. It's called Show Facebook Computer Vision Tags, and it'll show a list of labels that Facebook has assigned to your images. The tech giant has been doing this since April 2016, and it only applies to images uploaded after then. The extension is also a way to see how good Facebook is at determining what is in your photos, accurately assigning the tags "sky," "outdoor" and "nature" to the picture below, for example. Read more... More about Tagging, Photos, Machine Learning, Facial Recognition, and Facebook Read More »Gotta learn about 'em all! Augmented reality app tries to make history a game.
Using virtual reality to immerse people in history has become increasingly common in recent months, but a new collaboration between IBM and the New York Times instead relies on augmented reality. The Outthink Hidden app allows users to visit 150 locations around the U.S. to discover AR statues of leaders in science and technology. Many locations feature an empty pedestal affixed with a QR code. When that QR code is triggered by the app, an AR statue appears, which can be moved around 360 degrees. Each virtual statue will also offer access to biography information, as well as images and audio content. Read more... More about History, Apps, Ibm, New York Times, and Augmented Reality Read More »Even people with old PCs can play top games with Nvidia's new streaming service
LAS VEGAS — Playing high-end games will no longer require having a high-end PC with the right specs. At least, if Nvidia has anything to say about it. The company announced a new service called Geforce Now that allows PC games to be remotely streamed to just about any laptop or desktop PC even if it has low-end specs. This also allows Mac users to install and play games that are typically limited to Windows machines. SEE ALSO: LG's new 4K TV is thinner than an iPhone The service, which debuts in March, is compatible with "most Windows- and Mac-based desktop PCs and laptops," according to the company. It works with game stores like Steam, Battle.net and Origin, as well as free-to-play games. Read more... More about Gaming, Nvidia, Ces, Ces 2017, and Tech Read More »Dude lassoing cow while riding on sheriff's car will make you say 'yee-haw'
While there's no hint that this sheriff was inspired by Bruce Willis' character in Die Hard, he certainly is having a "yippee-ki-yay" moment as his friend lassoes a cow from the hood of his moving car. Sheriff Monte Belew of Henry County, Tennessee, uploaded a Facebook video Tuesday in which his "ole buddy David Bevill" can be seen riding on the front of the sheriff's car, trying to rope a rogue calf who's trotting down the highway. And "rope him" he did. Because he's cowboy as AF. Belew shared the video he recorded behind the wheel with his 5,000 Facebook followers, captioning it "Hats off to my ole buddy David Bevill!! We had a calf running down Hwy 79 and he came & helped us..Bevill rode on the front of my car & roped the calf!!" Read more... More about Sheriff, Lasso, Cow, Tennessee, and Watercooler Read More »Xiaomi hits $1 billion revenue in the world's fastest growing smartphone market
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun’s ambition to make his company the largest smartphone vendor in India is playing along quite nicely. The Chinese company had a blockbuster 2016 in India, and its revenue crossed $1 billion, Xiaomi India’s head Manu Kumar Jain said Thursday. Jain claimed it is the fastest for any company in India to reach $1 billion in revenue. Xiaomi entered India in July 2014. Last year, Xiaomi became the third largest smartphone brand in India in Q3 2016, after selling over two million smartphones at an annual growth rate of 150 percent. Xiaomi began its India operations by selling smartphones, but has since expanded its portfolio to include accessories as well as air purifiers. Read more... More about Business, Revenue, China, India, and Xiaomi Read More »This slightly goofy neckband wearable features an assistant named Nigel
LAS VEGAS — Over at Sony's Future Lab Program, concept prototypes with no clear purpose, price point or future on the market make for a fun way to pass the time at CES. At Sony's press showing, the company showed a "neckband-style" device — officially called "Concept Prototype N" — that takes a totally hands-free approach to wearables. The device lets you listen to audio without the need for headphones. Instead, the wearable's small speakers project sound directly the user, thanks its sound image localization feature. Read more... More about Tech, Pics, Ces 2017, and Watercooler Read More »What the hell is chicken salt? How one condiment became a national obsession
"Chicken salt or plain salt?" It's a question that'll confuse the hell out of everyone — except Aussies — when ordering hot chips, a.k.a. fries. But damn, do Aussies love it. The condiment is a mainstay of takeaway food shops around the country, and considering there's a fish and chip shop on basically every regional corner, that's saying something. But what the heck is it? While Canadians load their chips with poutine, Belgians have them with mayo and Germans happily dip theirs in curry ketchup, Australians prefer to douse their fried potatoes with a fluorescent yellow (sometimes orange) salt substance. Read more... More about Food, Chicken Salt, Australia, Lifestyle, and Conversations Read More »5 moments that made MS Dhoni India's 'Captain Cool'
Experts reckon it is the end of an era. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who captained India in limited overs cricket for nine long years, has stepped down. "Captain Cool" as he was popularly known gives way to a new generation of players to be led by a brash, young Virat Kohli, who's waited in the wings for a while. SEE ALSO: After T20 loss, Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni reacts to retirement question in the funniest way But what Dhoni leaves behind is a rich legacy that is peppered with memorable wins, stunning surprises and some characteristic moments only he can stake a claim to. After all, he is the only captain in the history of the game to have won all three major ICC titles. Read more... More about Leadership, India, Cricket, Sports, and Watercooler Read More »Fellow Simon and Schuster author condemns Milo Yiannopoulos book deal in searing online post
Best-selling author and former army paratrooper, Bradley Trevor Greive, is livid over publishing house Simon & Schuster's decision to publish alt-right troll Milo Yiannopolous' book Dangerous. Calling the Breitbart editor a "preening hate-peddler" responsible for spreading "toxic spume ... too disgusting for Twitter," the Australian author of the hugely successful The Blue Day Book slammed Simon & Schuster's decision and said he wasn't alone. A day after Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones aired similar views, Greive took to Facebook to make his stance public on Tuesday, saying the decision to publish Yiannopolous' words is "nothing more than vulgar opportunism that degrades our industry, this esteemed publishing house and indeed literature as a whole ... To share a printing press with Milo Yiannopoulos cheapens us all." Read more... More about Bradley Trevor Greive, Milo Yiannopolous, Simon Schuster, Author, and World Read More »CEO Sundar Pichai recalls Google job interview, 'I thought Gmail was a joke'
For Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, getting a job at the company wan’t as easy as one would have thought. Pichai, who joined Google in 2004, says he was interviewed on April fool’s day. Google had just introduced its email service Gmail, and much like many people, he thought Gmail was a prank from the company. At a fireside chat at his alma mater the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-K), Pichai recalled being asked about Gmail a couple of times. "I hadn’t had a chance to use it (access to Gmail was invite-only at the time), I thought it was an April fool’s joke," he told the 3,500 students assembled Read more... More about India, Job Interview, Sundar Pichai, Google, and Tech Read More »Sundar Pichai recollects college romance during visit to his Alma Mater
Google CEO Sundar Pichai blushed as he recollected his campus romance from two decades ago. Pichai, currently touring India, was speaking to more than 3,500 students at his Alma Mater, IIT-Kharagpur. He remembered the days when he had to walk across to Sarojini Naidu Hall, the only girls hostel in the campus then, to meet his future wife Anjali, who was a classmate. "It wasn't always easy," revealed Pichai. "If you had to get someone at the girls hostel, you had to walk in the front and request somebody. Then they would go in and loudly say, Anjali, Sundar is here for you." Read more... More about Education, Sundar Pichai, Campus Life, Google, and India Read More »Google is thinking about bringing digital payment services to India
India's big push to go digital and embrace epayment solutions could soon have the backing of a major player: Google. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said today the company is thinking and working hard to bring some of its services that will work on top of the Unified Payments Interface. The UPI is India's audacious project to make person-to-person and e-commerce transactions swifter and easier. Speaking about UPI, Pichai said, "I think it's a bold and courageous move and it is a platform shift for the underlying economy to try and digitize how cash moves around and we are excited by it," he said in an interview with NDTV, adding that such major moves often take time to play out. Read more... More about Finance, Money, India, Upi, and Sundar Pichai Read More »Carnival's new wearable cruise tech may help you forget about the rotten internet access
LAS VEGAS — Our travel experiences are suffused with technology, from the moment we start planning a trip online until we pay for it through our online credit card account. But there are gaps, especially if you take an ocean cruise. Get on a big boat and you can feel like you're stepping back into the 1970s. The Carnival Medallion, a wearable IoT device for Carnival Cruise Ship passengers, may change all that. SEE ALSO: LG's new 4K TV is thinner than an iPhone It essentially turns every passenger into a Bluetooth low energy beacon, lighting up fresh experiences in virtually every part of a Carnival Cruise ship and even in many of the activities that surround a cruise. With the Ocean Medallion, passengers will be able to do everything from unlocking cabin doors to making purchases, playing games, navigating the ship, finding friends and getting personalized service based on data sent to the Carnival Cruise system. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Wearables, Bluetooth, Carnival Cruise, and Tech Read More »NBA mascot trolling Mariah Carey is hilariously brutal
The San Antonio Spurs are the latest to troll Mariah Carey for her awkward New Year's Eve performance. After the Indiana Pacers' "Lip Sync Cam", the Coyote, mascot of the Texan NBA team, recreated Mariah's lip syncing disaster before storming off the stage after signalling for help. Wearing a leotard and tights and surrounded by dancers, the Coyote experienced "technical difficulties" during the halftime of a game between the Spurs and the Toronto Raptors: Read more... BONUS: Mariah Carey talks about her Vegas ResidenceThe perfect kitchen appliance for people who suck at cooking
LAS VEGAS — Despite America's love for kitchen appliances and hardware, we've been seriously missing out on a popular piece of luxury food technology Europe and Australia have been enjoying for years. At a glance, the Thermomix TM5 looks like an overly complicated blender, but it is so much more. Claiming to "take the fear out of cooking," the device is a essentially a sophisticated appliance that can deliver you recipes, chop, blend, grind, knead, and actually cook your food. It's like a smart one pot that does it all. While it may not be the best appliance for people who love to cook, it's perfect for people that have no idea how to cook, or just don't like it. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Tech, Food, and Watercooler Read More »Little boy has adorably sweary reaction to trying out VR
If you want to guarantee yourself some instant comedy, just pop a VR headset on your child and observe their startled reaction. The 3-year-old British boy in the clip above, according to the YouTube description, is watching a video of the solar system — which makes it even more confusing when he suddenly blurts out "Oh, you little bitch!" halfway through the video. China slams Trump's 'obsession with Twitter'
China is fed up with Donald Trump's trolling on Twitter, and has pretty much issued an official statement saying so. A fiery commentary piece carried by the state-run Xinhua news agency on Tuesday blasted Trump for his "obsession with 'Twitter diplomacy.'" Noting that Trump won the election as "the American presidential candidate who served as a television presenter," the piece also acknowledged Trump's fondness for social media: "Tweeting has become a habit for Mr. Trump." It went on to cite U.S. media reports, naming former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, in its criticism of Trump's use of Twitter "as a tool for foreign policy." Read more... More about Foreign Policy, China, Twitter, Donald Trump, and World Read More »Princess Diana's letters reveal Prince Harry has always been a bad boy
LONDON — Prince Harry has long been rumoured to be the most mischievous member of the royal family, but now we have all the proof we need The letters contain intimate details of family life in the princes' early years. One letter was written by Diana to thank Dickman for a gift sent to her upon Harry's birth. Read more... More about Watercooler, Royal Family, Letters, Lifestyle, and Uk Read More »Netflix knows you like Korean dramas, so it's making an original series
With Korean pop-culture spreading its wings globally, Netflix is moving quickly to jump on the K-drama bandwagon. The streaming TV provider just announced plans to produce its first ever original Korean drama series, slated to be out in 2018. The series, titled Love Alarm, tells the story of a developer who releases a controversial app which lets users know if someone within 10 meters has romantic feelings for them. The 12-episode series is based on a popular webtoon by Kyi Young Chon, a popular South Korean comic author. “It is an honour for Netflix to collaborate with a great storyteller like Ms Chon for our very first Korean original production”, said Erik Barmack, VP of International Originals at Netflix in a statement. Read more... More about Tv, Korea, Korean Drama, Netflix, and Entertainment Read More »Dolphins escape from Japanese town made famous by 'The Cove'
Dolphins have gone missing from a recreational facility in the Japanese town of Taiji, which is at the centre of an international controversy over its annual hunts. Officials at the DolphinBase centre reported to local police that nets at two of the facility's nine seaside pools had been vertically slashed, allowing four bottlenose dolphins to get out. According to the facility's official blog, three out of four returned on their own accord. Japan's NHK news reported that two of them remain missing. The escaped dolphins were spotted swimming outside their pool at the facility, where visitors can touch and swim with them. On the blog, the centre wrote it was "very angry" at the "malicious act" which could lead to the dolphins dying. Read more... More about Japan, The Cove, Dolphins, and World Read More »I watched a week's worth of TV in a day
We've all heard that too much TV rots the brain. Stay tuned and find out. Mum has adorable reaction to a giant mystery package
Try and think back to the most excited you've ever seen someone after they've opened a present. Then multiply that by 100. That'll give you a rough approximation of just how excited the woman in the clip above is when she uncovers the contents of the humongous mystery package on her front doorstep. "This is what happens when you surprise your in-laws who live across the pond!" reads the YouTube description for the clip above. "We travelled from the USA to England without my mother-in-law knowing a thing! As you can see... she was quite surprised and we pulled it off!" Read more... More about Entertainment, Youtube, Watercooler Viral Videos, Watercooler, and Videos Read More »Guard reveals the time he almost shot the Queen
Unconfirmed anecdotes and rumours surrounding the Queen abound, mostly because of the vast shroud of secrecy surrounding her private life. That is one of the reasons why the Netflix's The Crown, which shows a through-the-keyhole view of the royals, turned out to be so popular. The public yearns to know all the gossip and quirky stuff going on behind closed doors. One of these episodes has recently been narrated by an ex-guardsman to The Times diary. The Queen reportedly loves late-night walks, particularly when she struggles to sleep. Read more... More about Queen Elizabeth Ii, Royal Family, The Queen, Uk, and World Read More »People are losing it over these ridiculously posh baby name suggestions
LONDON — The quest to find the perfect baby name is particularly tough. And it's even tougher when you want to go for something on the more unusual side. British magazine Tatler has devised the ultimate list of posh and highly unique names for sprogs born in 2017. The list of girls' names includes Figgy, Gethsemane, Czar-Czar, Hum, Koala, Scar, Power and Queenie. Meanwhile, the list of boys' names includes Aubyn, Euripides, Fenston, Uxorious, Ormerod, Prince, Quail, Wigbert, Yak and Zebedee. The list has been causing quite a stir on Twitter, with many of the names becoming objects of derision. Read more... More about Twitter, Funny, Parenting Family, Parenting, and Babies Read More »New guidelines aim to stop kids' peanut allergies before they start
A rising number of U.S. children are allergic to peanuts, and doctors still aren't sure why. But experts are increasingly convinced that feeding peanut-containing foods to infants can lower their chances of developing an allergy later in life. To that end, a national panel of allergy specialists has created the first-ever guidelines that show parents and health care providers how and when to introduce all infants to peanuts. Researchers say their goal is to shield future generations of children from dangerous food allergies. Read more... More about Parenting Family, Parenting, Babies, Diet, and Dietary Guidelines Read More »Next wave of cheap smartphones should cost $30: Google CEO Sundar Pichai
With Android One, Google showed the world how functional, up-to-date smartphones can be shipped for $100. For the next wave of dirt-cheap smartphones, Google hopes to see that price barrier dropping to $30. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said today that Android OEMs are currently offering smartphones for $100 and $50, but for emerging markets such as that of India’s, they need smartphones that cost $30. "I think two big things, one is from our side — we are committed to making even cheaper smartphones. […] The right price point for smartphones in India is $30, and pursuing high quality smartphones at the price point will unlock it even more," Pichai said in a televised interview with NDTV. Read more... More about Sundar Pichai, Smartphones, Android, Google, and India Read More »Pregnant woman shares touching moment with orangutan at zoo
LONDON — If there's one thing the animal kingdom has taught us, it's that orangutans never fail to impress. They're the hairy orange gift that keeps on giving. Whether they're reacting to magic tricks, casually busting out some breakdancing moves or — as with the large beast below — showing their caring side around pregnant women, orangutans are always awesome. The following clip was filmed at Colchester Zoo in Essex, UK, and shared on social media by Morgain Cole Abbott.
This projector turns your desktop into a giant responsive display
LAS VEGAS — Sony's Future Lab Program has a concept prototype that can turn your otherwise lame desk — or pretty much any flat surface — into a huge, interactive display. At Wednesday's Sony press event ahead of International CES, the Future Lab Program shared Concept Prototype T, a projector with a laser light source that displays images that actually respond to touch. SEE ALSO: 10 tech trends that will rule CES 2017 The projector also recognizes hand movements and the shapes of items — a book, for example — that might be on a user's desk or tabletop. It uses this information to integrate interactive imagery with the physical objects already present in its projection field. Read more... More about Entertainment, Laser, Projector, Sony, and Ces 2017 Read More »Sony built a giant 4K projector for reading magazines
LAS VEGAS — Like many tech giants, Sony is interested in the smart home, but it has a different take on the technologyLife Space UX is the company's ongoing effort to re-imagine living spaces with creative, occasionally flashy tech. Sometimes the results are brilliant (like the LED lamps with built-in speakers) and sometimes they're downright odd. This short-throw projector falls into the latter camp. Unveiled at CES 2017, the prototype can project a crisp 4K image to the wall it resides under. So far, so good. But after showing how well it handles photos and videos, the demo proposed another use case: browsing magazines. You can call up a grid of magazine covers as easily as a channel guide. Select one, and it enlarges and virtual pages turn. It's reading, but on TV! Read more... More about Life Space Ux, Tvs, Projector, Short Throw Projector, and Sony Read More »Irish pub has genius solution for people doing Dry January
Just because you're taking part in Dry January doesn't mean you can't still have a good time at the bar. Take Scraggs Alley pub in Carlow, Ireland, for example — they decided to welcome in the New Year with a special offer aimed at all those partaking in the annual detoxing tradition. Here's the full list of "Dry January offers" they shared on Facebook on Tuesday:Can't say fairer than that, can you? They've even got the Dry Roasted Nuts in there. H/T The Daily Edge. Read more... More about Funny, Sign, Dry January, Pub, and Ireland Read More »Grandma simply cannot believe how late her DJ grandson has to stay out
Jade Reed, a DJ based in Des Moines, scored a great warehouse gig on New Year's Eve last week. To him, it seemed like a no-brainer: he'd head out around 8 p.m., arrive at 10 p.m., spin for a few hours and arrive back home by a chill 7 a.m. To his grandmother, this schedule is simply unthinkable. 1 simple New Year’s resolution for more retirement savings
Let’s just be clear upfront: New Year’s resolutions almost never work. Their failure rate is so high, I’m half embarrassed to suggest one. I’ve yet to ever keep one myself; the success of this year’s attempt to avoid injuries by stretching after exercise can best be summed up by my midyear herniated disc. One of the many reasons resolutions don’t work is that we get this intense urge to be a better person in early January, then a few weeks later we turn back into the person we really are. For me, that’s apparently someone too lazy to spend three minutes stretching. But the resolution I’m going to propose doesn’t take yearlong willpower. It doesn’t even require that you save more, something that Americans surveyed by NerdWallet said they flat-out won’t do next year. It’s a one-time decision that you can implement during those few short weeks when you’re the best version of yourself: Switch to saving for retirement in a Roth IRA or Roth 401(k). Read more... More about Personal Finance, Business, Work Life, and Retirement Read More »'Real Housewives of ISIS' causes online controversy
A BBC comedy skit mocking the British women who left the country to join ISIS in Syria has caused mixed reactions online. The "Real Housewives of ISIS" features four brides of jihadi fighters showing off suicide bomb vests and taking selfies. In one scene, a woman says: "It's only three days until the beheading, and I've got no idea what I'm gonna wear." Another shows two women arguing because they're wearing the same suicide vest. The comedy segment, which went viral on Facebook with more than 14 million views, is part of the BBC Two show Revolting written by Bafta-winning directors Heydon Prowse and Joylon Rubinstein. It has caused heated reactions on social media: Read more... More about Real Housewives, Isis, Uk, Entertainment, and Watercooler Read More »The best tech of CES 2017
There's only one place to see the future of technology before it arrives: CES. Every year, the world's tech companies converge in Las Vegas in to give everyone a glimpse of all the new tech gizmos and trends to come. CES is glorious tech hype if you're into impossibly thin high-resolution TVs that are crazy expensive, levitating speakers (because why not?) and new PCs. Hot off the heels of a year that saw devices hit peak maturity, we expected to see more of the same old (smart assistants, self-driving cars, VR and AR headsets, drones, etc.), but newer, better and faster. And we did. With more tech products shown off than previous years, it's practically impossible to navigate through the barrage of announcements without a proper guide. Life's too short to waste on terrible technology. Read more... More about Mobile, Ar, Vr, Drones, and Cars Read More »We now know when Twitter will shut down Vine
All good things must come to an end. And now we know exactly when Twitter will take its Vine app to a nice farm where it can run around free and play with other defunct apps. In a tweet posted on Wednesday afternoon, the app confirmed it will cease to exist as we know it on Jan. 17, completing its regeneration to "Vine Camera."
The tweet includes a link to a handy-dandy FAQ that walks you through the process of how to download your Vines (before January 17) and prep yourself for the new Vine Camera app, which sounds an awful lot like Vine except it's on Twitter instead. Read more... More about Rip Apps, Twitter, Vine, Tech, and Apps Software Read More »This sweet projector extends games off the screen and onto your walls
A few years ago Microsoft showed off a concept at CES called IllumiRoom that used Kinect to extend gaming beyond the TV screen and onto your walls. It could have been a game-changer if Microsoft had released it. Razer's Project Ariana is the spiritual successor to IllumiRoom and works virtually the same, using projections to extend content experiences outside of the computer screen and into the physical world. From a hardware standpoint, Project Ariana, which is also a concept device (although one that actually works), resembles your typical portable home projector. Read more... More about Projectors, Project Ariana, Razer, Tech, and Gadgets Read More »I watched a week's worth of TV in a day
We've all heard that too much TV rots the brain. Stay tuned and find out if that's true. Read more... More about Sheldon Cooper, Mashable Video, Comedy, Funny, and Pasadena Read More »This ridiculous laptop is the portable Batman command center you've always dreamed of
There's only one thing I can always consistently look forward to at CES: Razer's crazy concept devices. This year's no different. At CES 2017, the gaming brand announced Project Valerie, the world's first laptop with three built-in 4K displays that automatically deploy and retract into a "compact" 12-pound notebook design. It's absolutely nuts. Why the hell would anyone want such a monstrosity? Its 1.5-inch thick aluminum design and hefty weight alone defeats all portability. For Razer, that's the wrong question. The right question is, why the hell not? Read more... More about Project Valerie, Pc, Windows 10, 4k, and Laptops Read More »1 laptop, 3 4K screens, the ultimate gaming experience
Razer's concept device called 'Project Valerie' is going right against the current of how laptops are made. It's not small or light. Instead, it has three 4K screens that offer 12K resolution. The extra screens automatically fold in and out like wings. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Ces, Ces 2017, 4k Video, and Laptop Read More »Amazon launches 'Business' service in India to target enterprise customers
Three years in India, Amazon has begun aggressively expanding its offerings in the country. The ecommerce giant is bringing its Amazon Business service in India, targeting enterprises and business customers who purchase products in bulk quantity. Amazon's arch rival in India, Flipkart and Snapdeal, don't serve enterprise customers, yet. With Amazon Business, the Seattle-based giant will be challenging local players such as Power2SME and Veritas Finance. Interestingly enough, former Flipkart CTO, Amod Malviya's new startup Udaan targets small enterprises. Read more... More about Flipkart, Business, Amazon India, Amazon, and Tech Read More »Could 2017 be the year people take universal basic income seriously?
What if people were paid just for being alive? It may sound like some radical utopian ideal, but that's the essential proposal at the heart of a growing movement now drawing mainstream support from a diverse array of economists, policy wonks and Silicon Valley thinkers: Universal basic income. The idea is appealingly simple: In such a system, a government would guarantee each of its citizens a yearly stipend of enough money to cover a basic standard of living, no strings attached. The concept, in its most elemental form, has been bouncing around circles of academics, activists and policy theorists for decades with little to show for it in the way of real-world practice. Read more... More about Universal Basic Income and Business Read More »People are understandably freaked out by this toy horse's genitalia
2017 is already shaping up to be stressful, and to make matters worse, a toy company put weirdly detailed penises on their toy horses. This upsetting development was brought to the internet's attention by Bob Velcoro on Wednesday when he posted photos of the toy to Twitter. "Not sure why this toy needs this level of detail," he wrote.
And judging by the barrage of confused reactions, no one else seems to be sure, either. Read more... More about Nsfw, Animals, and Watercooler Read More »Google CEO: India is a 'quick-test market' for company's products
Google CEO Sundar Pichai feels that India adopts "remarkably" fast to new products and services. And it is the country's "thirst and hunger" for connectivity that is the driving force. "We realize when we build for India, we can actually take it globally," Pichai told a local television station during his ongoing visit. Google has developed many services in India — YouTube Offline, for instance — and then taken them worldwide. Pichai says the video service was "made to work offline in India, and is now working well in other places." He added that Google is working on YouTube Go, a service that would function smoothly on slower internet networks. Read more... More about Sundar Pichai, Engineering, Product, Payments, and India Read More »Woman summarizes motherhood in 34 seconds by locking herself in a pantry
Ah, motherhood... it means nurturing your children, watching them grow and blossom and sometimes hiding from them so you can eat candy in peace. While her husband is out shoveling, this mom hid in her pantry to take a much needed snack break away from her crying children. Seconds later, she reveals that her adorable little daughter peeks under the door just to say "hi", and to remind her mommy that motherhood really means never possibly having a second alone again. The video was shared on Reddit by user Thund3rbolt, leading to many users telling their own harrowing tales of dealing with needy, needy children. Read more... More about Family Parenting, Kids, Children, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »J.K. Rowling released a teaser for her new book, and it's as cryptic as ever
J.K. Rowling loves a good mystery, whether she's writing it into a novel or simply tantalizing her fans on Twitter. The Harry Potter author, who regularly changes her Twitter header, switched it Thursday morning to a cryptic painting: Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life. "Don't you like it?" Rowling responded coyly when a fan asked her what prompted the new image. She went on to give precious little more information...
James Corden dusts off his best wigs for a stellar performance with Jim Parsons
James Corden is no stranger to shaking up the late night talk show game with his clever brand of musical talents. This week, he bravely took on a challenge no one thought to do: recreate the incredible Kansas music video “Dust in the Wind.” Lucky for us, Corden was not alone in his 1977 nostalgia tripBig Bang Theory star Jim Parsons joined Corden and subsequently brought new meaning to the phrase “let your hair down.” The 8 most WTF releases we've seen at CES — so far
While much of the first day of CES 2017 was focused on tech that will improve the ways we all see the world, day two gave us a better look into some of the new innovations and gadgets that will soon fill it going forward. After taking many of the announcements from day two into account, we have one reaction: WTF? From major releases courtesy of the biggest companies at the show to smaller products that popped up in between, it was a day that left us scratching our heads, for better or worse. Here are eight of the biggest WTFs we saw. Read more... More about Wtf, Htc Vive, Toyota, Refrigerator, and Smart Home Read More »'Sherlock' creator shuts down Season 4 critics with poetic open letter
LONDON — Not everyone was happy with the dramatic opening of Sherlock's fourth season. The episode, which was titled "The Six Thatchers" and featured plenty of twists that you can dive into right here, drummed up plenty of reaction on social media — but it also caused a Guardian critic to write a piece arguing that "Sherlock is slowly and perversely morphing into Bond". "Conan Doyle wanted his protagonist to rise above the cheap thrills of the penny dreadful," wrote Ralph Jones in his article. "Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss should be aware that their protagonist is at risk of suffering the fate Conan Doyle swerved." Read more... More about James Bond, Uk, Mark Gatiss, Sherlock Holmes, and Sherlock Read More »Your lazy self can now order takeout by just yelling at Alexa
Amazon just took another step to make sure you never need anyone but Alexa again. Amazon Restaurants, the tech giant's delivery service, just added voice ordering — which means you can now order takeout by yelling at Alexa. The service is only available for Prime members, since you use Prime to order from Amazon Restaurants. It also only works for reordering. Alexa will remember past meals from your order history and list them when you ask for a specific restaurant or type of food. “Customers now have a hands-free, hassle-free way to reorder any meal from Amazon Restaurants using their voice to get dinner on the table,” Amazon Restaurants GM Gus Lopez said in a statement. “We are excited to leverage the innovative Alexa technology and give Prime members another easy way for Amazon Restaurants to take care of dinnertime with no menu markups and free delivery in one hour or less.” Read more... More about Food Delivery Services, Food Delivery, Alexa, Amazon, and Business Read More »Kim Kardashian's selfies have returned to bring peace on Earth
Thank your lucky stars that you don't have to dive into the uncertain waters of 2017 without proper selfie leadership. The queen is back and she brings us peace. Kim Kardashian West shared her first selfie in over three months late last night, restoring some order into the chaos of our unforgiving universe. Image: kimkardashian/snapchat Kardashian West returned to social media earlier this week after a hiatus following the Paris robbery with a couple grainy family photos and a sweet home video. But it's not real until she's taking selfies again. So now that we possess this most precious gift, it's critical that we don't squander it. Here are some important details we can move forward with as we take our own selfies: Read more... More about Celebrities, Kim Kardashian, Kardashians, Selfie, and Watercooler Read More »What it's like to show a sex toy at CES
LAS VEGAS — Amid the chaos of International CES, a small sex tech company called OhMiBod is working to shine a light on the sometimes forgotten space of female-oriented sex tech. One of the first companies to build a connected sex toy, the brand offers app-controlled vibrators and sexual health devices. At the 2016 CES, OhMiBod won Engadget's Best of CES Award in Health and Wellness for its Lovelife Krush, a connected device for kegel exercises that doubles as a vibrator. For Suki and Brian Dunham, the husband-and-wife duo behind the company, the award was more than just a marker of success. It was also a sign that the tech industry was finally taking women-oriented sex tech seriously. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Sex Tech, Pics, and Watercooler Read More »Facebook reminded me to watch 'Bones' — a show I haven't liked in seven years
Facebook has a sharing problem. A year ago data revealed that Facebook users were posting "fewer things about their personal lives for their friends to see," The Information reported. What was once a place where people shared what they were up to (ex. "Kerry Flynn ... is doing homework") or made plans on someone else's wall (ex. "party tonight?") has morphed into an algorithmic feed surfacing fake news and pornographic live videos. While those Facebook "likes" are leading to strong ad targeting and videos are raking in views, once-active users are turning to share their own memories on rival apps like Snapchat. Read more... More about Television, Online Video, Business, Twitter, and Social Media Read More »CES 2017 brings a fresh look at 'Mass Effect: Andromeda'
Mass Effect: Andromeda looks pretty even when you're looking at armed combat with laser-spewing death robots. This fresh look at the latest effort from BioWare — which we now know drops March 21 — comes from CES 2017. Specifically, it was part of Nvidia's annual keynote showcase. Andromeda is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, but the version you see here is likely running on a beefed up gaming PC (powered by Nvidia, of course). The footage focuses mostly on combat, with some brief glimpses at the game's menus and character upgrades. We've seen little bits and pieces of Mass Effect: Andromeda over the past couple years, but there's still a lot about it we don't know. For a rundown of what's been shared, read our round-up here. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Bioware, Mass Effect Andromeda, Gaming, and Entertainment Read More »Chelsea Handler to lead 'Women's March' at the Sundance Film Festival
Chelsea Handler will lead a "Women's March" down Main Street at the Sundance Film Festival later this month to coincide with the Women's March in Washington, D.C., Mashable can exclusively report. If everything comes together as planned, Handler will lead the procession in Park City, Utah, on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. local time. It's one of more than 200 sister marches planned in all 50 states and in 20 countries around the world. With the creation of a Facebook page sometime last month, organizers revealed the Women's March on Main, and rumors had been swirling about Handler's involvement for days. Read more... More about Protest, Chelsea Handler, Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment, and Film Read More »Jim Gaffigan jokes about 'Game of Thrones' in hilarious trailer for new Netflix special
"I speak English, the language Jesus spoke," Jim Gaffigan jokes in the trailer for his new comedy special, appropriately and ironically titled Cinco. In his fifth special, Gaffigan talks about New Year's resolutions, morning people and the growing pressure of too much TV. "Starting a new show, that's kind of like a blind date, right?" he says. "'Well, my friends said you were great...'" Gaffigan's first four specials, Obsessed, King Baby, Mr. Universe and Beyond the Pale are all currently hosted on Netflix. Read more... More about Netflix, Jim Gaffigan, and Entertainment Read More »The App Store rang in 2017 by smashing sales records
On New Year's Day, celebrating 2017 gave way to staring at iPhone and iPad screens as the App Store posted the single biggest sales day in its almost nine-year history. Customers tapped out $240 million in purchases on Jan. 1. Apple touted that stat and more of its latest App Store numbers in a release today, revealing that 2016 was a big year for its developers and that Super Mario Run, flawed as it may be, was a holiday download juggernaut. According to Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, the App Store made over $20 billion for developers in 2016, a 40 percent increase over last year. Since its 2008 inception, the App store has netted developers over $60 billion. Read more... More about Ios Apps, Pokemon Go, Super Mario Run, App Store, and Apple Read More »Can you spot the massive error in this Washington Post cover?
The Women's March on Washington is poised to become the largest anti-inauguration protest, which is why it's especially important to get the facts straight. Earlier this morning, however, The Washington Post Express, the newspaper's free daily, made the Women's March its cover story, and appeared to have forgot a critical detail. They switched the symbols for male and female, seeming to suggest that the largest protest of women on Capitol Hill would actually just be a gathering of men.
Of course, there is a large mass of men coming to the White House, just not on the picket lines. Read more... More about Women S March On Washington, Washington Post, Watercooler, and Politics Read More »You'll never feel lost at the airport again with this helpful guide robot
LG has introduced the Airport Guide Robot that provides information on arrival and departure times, gate location, weather and more to help travelers. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Techonology, Tech, Robots, and Ces Read More »Man creates 11-foot manure sculpture to welcome us all to 2017
Nothing says "2017, a fresh start" like an 11-foot poop statue. Each year, in the remote Siberian village Yakutia in the Sakha Republic, local artist Mikhail Bopposov creates giant manure sculptures based on the Chinese zodiac. For 2017, the Year of the Rooster, Bopposov has constructed a 3.5-meter (11.48-feet) sculpture of a rooster out of the excrement of 17 cows. After injuring his leg during the construction of the piece, the artist had to employ the help of his two brothers to lift and set the heavy feces bird. Read more... More about Russia, Art, Sculpture, Zodiac, and Wtf Read More »Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill break up and now the queen has more time to conquer
Nicki Minaj has confirmed that after sticking by Meek Mill's side through countless rap beefs, the couple has called it quits after about two years together. But the good news — if the breakup itself is not good news to you — is that she's prioritizing her career and new music is imminent. Hopefully this means a followup to 2014's The Pinkprint.
The dokiWatch is a cheery smartwatch for kids that makes video calls
Your child is old enough to go to school alone, and a smartphone would come in handy for emergencies. But smartphones come with plenty of downsides for kids who aren't mature enough to handle the responsibility. One possible solution? The dokiWatch, a new Android-based device that offers a number of appealing features. It allows a parents to track their child via a live map, text them or call the watch directly using simple audio or video. Image: VICTORIA HO/MASHABLE It even has a step tracker in there, like the smart wearables big kids wear. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Hong Kong, Kids, Smartwatch, and Doki Read More »Ellen DeGeneres and Pharrell Williams spread messages of love in the face of Kim Burrell's remarks
Ellen DeGeneres announced earlier this week that gospel legend Kim Burrell would not be performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show after footage of the singer preaching homophobic remarks circulated online. Instead, Pharrell Williams, who was slated to perform a song from the film Hidden Figures with the singer, stopped by to spread a message of love and to denounce Burrell's statements. "There's no space, there's no room for any kind of prejudice in 2017 and moving on," Williams said. "She's a fantastic singer and I love her just like I love everybody else." Read more... More about Hidden Figures, Pharrell Williams, Kim Burrell, Ellen Degeneres Show, and Ellen Degeneres Read More »Here's 20 sweet seconds of Ed Sheeran's brand new music
LONDON — Ed Sheeran is definitely making the most of this whole comeback thing. First we had that tantalising blue square he posted on social media last month, then a short video announcing new music featuring the man himself — and now, finally, two all-too-brief snippets that we can safely assume are from his new upcoming tracks: Not giving much away, is he? Sheeran did put out a follow-up tweet, however, announcing that his new music will be premiering on Friday morning on BBC Radio 1.
James Baldwin's words rise up in 'I Am Not Your Negro' trailer
When James Baldwin died in 1987, he had written 30 pages of his next book. 40 years later, director Raoul Peck picks up the thread in Amazon Studios' and Magnolia Pictures' I Am Not Your Negro. Framed with Baldwin's interviews and readings by Samuel L. Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro explores the systemic oppression of Black people in America, starting with the very language used to describe them. The film is an extension of Baldwin's unfinished Remember This House, which would have explored the assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. "By confronting the deeper connections between the lives and assassination of these three leaders, Baldwin and Peck have produced a work that challenges the very definition of what America stands for," Magnolia and Amazon said in a press release. Read more... More about Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Raoul Peck, and James Baldwin Read More »A hacker-friendly wearable just for 'Ingress' diehards
Cooling demand for wearables doesn't mean every wearable company is bowing down to Fitbit and the Apple Watch. Mighty Cast has been hacking away at its modular Nex Band for the last couple of years with only a bit of success with hobbyists and tinkerers. At CES 2017, the company introduced two new models that make a better case for picking them up. The first is $80 Nex Band Evolution. It's smaller, has a sleeker design and the strap is adjustable to fit better on different wrists. The second is the Ingress Mod Band, designed to work specifically with Niantic Labs' Ingress mobile game for iOS and Android Read more... More about Mighty Cast, Ingress Mod Band, Nex Band Evolution, Wearables, and Ingress Read More »This skin stretching mechanism helps wounds heal much faster
'TopClosure' is a new innovative technology that helps to temporarily stretch skin tissues to secure wounds and help them heal faster. This mechanism can ensure minimal scarring after surgery or traumatic injuries. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Skin Care, Injury, Post Traumatic Injuries, and Wound Healing Read More »Vanity Fair wears Trump insult as badge of honor on its cover
Vanity Fair, perhaps tied with the New York Times as the publication Donald Trump maligns the most, has featured one of Trump's insults on its February cover. The tweet, which Trump fired off on Dec. 15 after Vanity Fair published a negative review of Trump Grill, is slightly to the left of cover star Chris Pratt's armpit — as honorable a position as any. "Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of @VanityFair Magazine," the tweet reads. "Way down, big trouble, dead! [Vanity Fair editor] Graydon Carter, no talent, will be out!"
Alexis Bledel joins Hulu's 'The Handmaid's Tale' as a rebel sex slave
Gilmore Girls' Alexis Bledel is crushing the streaming game, moving from Netflix to Hulu with a confirmed role in the upcoming The Handmaid's Tale. SEE ALSO: MashReads Podcast: 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a timeless and terrifying vision of the future Bledel will play Ofglen, an ally to Elizabeth Moss's Offred. Both women are oppressed in the dystopic society of Gilead, where a class of women are subjugated and used only for reproduction. Though Ofglen initially seems obedient in her servitude, there's more to her than meets the eye. The Handmaid's Tale will be 10 episodes and is based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel of the same name. Atwood is a producer on the show, which premieres on April 26. Read more... More about Elizabeth Moss, Alexis Bledel, Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid S Tale, and Hulu Read More »Don't you dare leak anything if you work at Facebook, or this happens
Mark Zuckerberg has a simple way of dealing with Facebook employees who leak information to the press. He finds them. And then fires them. That's the most compelling piece of a story published on Thursday by Recode that details just why Facebook doesn't have more leaks despite Zuckerberg's weekly Q&A sessions that are broadcast to the company's staff of more than 15,000 employees. Like many tech companies, Facebook has a weekly session in which employees can ask questions. Zuckerberg, however, tends to go above and beyond many employers, in providing employees with information on new projects, as well as his own personal thoughts on a topic or two. Those thoughts rarely if ever end up in the media—no small feat, considering Facebook's size, and how closely it's watched. Read more... More about Facebook and Business Read More »Trump tweets about SNL, Obama writes a 50-page law article on criminal justice reform
While President-elect Donald Trump has spent his time recently tweeting about his disgust with Saturday Night Live and the alleged star power of his inauguration, outgoing President Barack Obama has been prepping a 50-page plus Harvard Law Review article on criminal justice reform. The article, "The President's Role in Advancing Criminal Justice Reform," runs 56 pages in all and is part of the Review's latest issue. It tackles a topic the president has been especially vocal about in his second term.
New connected bike will trick your kids into exercising and learning
LAS VEGAS — Pulling kids away from the TV in order to exercise can be complicated, but a new connected bike from Fisher-Price will at least trick them into doing a little workout, while getting an education. The Think & Learn Smart Cycle is stationary bike that allows kids to play educational video games on a connected TV or tablet while pedaling through the level. The faster they pedal, the faster the game goes. It's not completely unlike that one episode of Black Mirror. Image: LILI SAMS/MASHABLE The bike comes with four games that focus on literacy, STEM exposure, math skills, science and social studies, and the company plans to launch more in 2018. Read more... More about Toys, Parenting, Fisher Price, Ces 2017, and Watercooler Read More »Yes, this TV really is transparent
The 55-inch prototype LG Displays TV owes its transparency to a special OLED display tech, which has much higher light transmittance than regular LED/LCD panels. Read more... More about Real Time, Real Time Video, Technology, Television, and Tv Read More »6 ways to combat the gender pay gap in the workplace
LONDON — Millennial women, you might be encouraged by news this week that the gender pay gap in the UK is lower than ever before for your age group. But that narrowing of the gap is short lived. It deteriorates as women reach age 30. New research published on Wednesday suggests that the gap for women in their twenties is as small as 5 percent; half what it was for women of the previous generation. The research suggests that once women enter their 30s, the pay gap rises dramatically to 9 percent — just one percent less than it was for Generation X women (born between 1966 and 1980). More about Lifestyle, Gender Equality, Gender Pay Gap, Pay Gap, and Uk Read More »The new 'Rings' trailer is so scary it'll have you vomiting hair
Everything comes in HD these days, even cursed supernatural videos that promise to kill you in seven days. Rings, the long-delayed threequel in the U.SRing franchise, is hitting theaters on February 3 (the previously released trailer touted the movie's debut as Oct. 28, following two prior date shifts), and this time, it looks like Samara's cool with killing you even if you watch her snuff film online rather than on VHS as the auteur originally intended. Gives spam a whole new meaning, doesn't it? Leaked photos might give a first look at the Galaxy S8
A new leaked photo uploaded to Chinese social network Weibo claims to be a picture of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8. If the device in the image is legit, it's the world's first look at Samsung's first flagship effort since the Galaxy Note 7 saga — but, while there's a small chance it might be real, that's probably not the case. SEE ALSO: Samsung's latest Galaxy A series smartphones are water resistant, made for clicking selfies The image, first brought to our attention by SamMobile, appears to confirm a few of the design rumors we've heard thus far. Most noticeably, the bottom bezel of the phone's front ditches a physical home button (likely in favor of virtual controls embedded into the display), clearing out space for a nearly all-screen front design. The curved edges Samsung fans know and love are in full force as well. Read more... More about Phones, Gadgets, Tech, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Samsung Read More »Extremely dedicated 'Dota 2' player chronicles over 175 in-game bugs
Dota 2 doesn't even need internal bug-finders with the help it gets from some of its most observant fans. A Dota 2 player, with assistance from others, compiled a long list of bugs on Reddit that they've found since the game's 7.00 patch (and 7.01 patch) released in mid-December. The post is over 4,000 words long and contains over 175 different bugs ranging from game-crashing actions to minor grammatical errors. That is one dedicated Dota 2 player. SEE ALSO: 7 things to expect in esports in 2017 Some of the biggest bugs include the game crashing when clicking on showcases while editing your profile, hotkeys not working on the draft screen, the draft screen hanging on the screen if you wait too long to pick in Captain's Mode, Aghanim's Scepter affecting Luna and Sniper's abilities, not being able to sell teammates' items after they abandon games, and All Random Deathmatch not working. Read more... More about Valve, Esports, Gaming, Reddit, and Dota 2 Read More »Fishing enthusiasts will go wild for this underwater fish finder
The 'PowerRay' is a underwater drone that is perfect for impatient fish finders. Read more... More about Mashable Video, Drones, Underwater Drone, Technology, and Tech Read More »Welcome to the humanization of self-driving cars
Can you love a self-driving car if it loves you back? It's a question that nagged at me as I considered the prevailing automotive trends at CES 2017: autonomy and artificial intelligence. These two cold and slightly abstract ideas sound worlds away from humanity. Cars that drive themselves are robots, and artificial intelligence is the opposite of your soft brain matter. SEE ALSO: The best tech of CES 2017 Which led me to a third, somewhat hidden, yet critically important car trend: Making all this technology seem less scary and more human. The humanization of AI and autonomy can seem like a slightly desperate attempt to win over an unwilling public since people believe, irrationally, that self-driving cars are less safe than human drivers and that artificial intelligence will someday result in the singularity that kills us all. Read more... More about Ces 2017, Faraday Future, Toyota, Self Driving Cars, and Tech Read More »Turns out that iconic 'Seinfeld' theme song was completely improvised
Everyone who watches TV knows the catchy synth-bass sounds of Seinfeld's theme song. Turns out composer Jonathan Wolff, the man responsible for writing the riff, improvised the sounds using his mouth, hands and a simple bass line that could be rearranged according to the timing of Jerry's ever-changing monologues. Although the network didn't quite get the theme, Larry David insisted on having it and...voilà! The Seinfeld theme was born. This video of the theme's history was shared on Youtube by user Great Big Story, which features Wolff explaining his method. Totally improvised, totally iconic. Read more... More about Jerry Seinfeld, Theme Song, Seinfeld, Viral Videos, and Watercooler Read More »What the new American Girl doll means to black and stuttering communities
When 4-year-old Hazel Alexander was introduced to Gabriela McBride, she knew they would have an instant bond. Talking to her mom about her new "friend" — who happens to be American Girl's Girl of the Year for 2017 — Hazel couldn't contain her excitement. "Mom, I know how to stutter," Hazel said. "I can totally talk 'her.'" Talking "her" meant a distinct language she and the newest American Girl doll share. Both girls stutter, a speech characteristic marked by repetition in sound, prolonged pauses and repeated words. It's a way of speaking that still comes with significant stigma — and stuttering advocates say Mattel-owned American Girl is helping to tackle that shame with Gabriela's release. Read more... More about Identities, Inclusivity, Representation, Racial Justice, and Black Americans Read More »After 2016 of pushing hard on self-driving cars, Uber started 2017 building for human drivers
In the next decade, there could be no more Uber drivers. They won't be necessary in a world where every Uber car is self-driving. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick (known by his more than 7,000 office employees as TK) said that the shift from human drivers to automation will take quite awhile. But it appears that some employees think that Uber hasn't done enough to show support prior to the transition. "Get someone to 'handle' TK. Too many glib comments in the media about driverless cars does little to convince drivers that we value and appreciate them," a senior researcher in Uber's San Francisco headquarters wrote in a Glassdoor review last September. Read more... More about Business, Apps And Software, Travis Kalanick, Uber Drivers, and Uber Read More »Dell's new 27-inch all-in-one is great for music lovers
LAS VEGAS — With Apple's current unwillingness to upgrade pretty much any of its desktop products, the PC competitors are looking more and more interesting. Dell's latest all-in-one, the Dell XPS 27, is an obvious iMac competitor, and while its specs aren't all better than the iMac's, it does bring a few very interesting features to the table. The obvious one is sound. The XPS 27 comes with six built-in speakers — two tweeters and four mid-range/bass units — and can be configured to work with two additional passive radiators and two down-firing speakers (sold separately) for an ever richer sound. Dell worked with Grammy-winning producer Jack Joseph Puig on the audio for the XPS 27, and promises the "best sound" ever seen on an all-in-one PC. Read more... More about All In One, Mashces, Ces 2017, Ces2017, and Ces Read More »Threatened bluefin tuna fetches $632,000 at Tokyo auction
A $600,000 price tag may seem mighty high for just one giant bluefin tuna. But if every torpedo-shaped tuna cost that much, perhaps the species wouldn't be teetering on the edge of extinction. A Japanese sushi chain boss paid just such a price on Thursday at Tokyo's 80-year-old Tsukiji fish market. Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns Kiyomura Corp., bid a winning 74.2 million yen ($632,000) for a bluefin tuna that, at 212 kilograms (466 pounds), weighed as much as two or three people. Kiyoshi Kimura, right, cuts a 212-kilogram bluefin tuna at his main sushi restaurant in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017. Image: Kyodo via ap images Read more... Tinder trolls CES by pitching a regular reality headset
Tinder would perhaps have a difficult time getting in on the VR craze. So it didn't. Instead, it pranked CES. In the thick of the Consumer Entertainment Show on Thursday, the dating app "launched" Tinder VR, a "multiuser VR" experience that is actually just two people wearing a big headset and having a face-to-face conversation. "As a tech company, we felt inspired to create [a VR headset] of our own," reads a blog post on the Tinder website. "But here’s the thing: our mission has always been to get people together to have real experiences in the real world. So how do we reconcile the fact that VR is the antithesis of this?" Read more... More about Ces 2017, Tech, Sex And Relationships, Twitter, and Tinder Read More »New hands-free breast pump lets moms pump on the go
LAS VEGAS — A new breast pump startup wants to help new moms take a literal hands-off approach to pumping. Willow is a set of two breast pump wearables that are meant to be worn inside a woman's bra. An app on the wearer's smartphone tracks volume of breast milk and time spent pumping and logs that date for later use. Women don't need the app to pump, however— the product works entirely on its own to encourage the let-down reflex and then adjusts pumping based on the wearer's flow. When the bag is full, the pump stops automatically. One charge gets wearers at least five pumping sessions, and in a pinch, can do a single session on 20 minutes of charging. Read more... More about Breastmilk, Breastfeeding, Willow, Ces 2017, and Pics Read More » | ||||
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